Scripture Reflections for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

“What are you doing to better understand God’s will for you—your call to be holy?”

Mary Ortwein. "I Come to Do Your Will." A Catholic Moment. January 14, 2023

“the prophet’s work is not just his or her own work, but the work of the God who set us free precisely by taking us over. True autonomy is being possessed by the Spirit of God.”

Fr. Colin Carr. "True Autonomy." Torch. January 9, 2023

“for John, the mission of Christ is all encompassing. It is not just the humble servant, the lamb that lays down his life for the sins of the world but he is also the fierce lion that defends his people against the powers of this world and the underworld.”

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "The Saving Lamb." A Catholic Moment. January 19, 2020

“The abiding Spirit, reaching from beginning to the end of the Scriptures, advises us to reach beyond our grasp, and yet never to be discouraged and lose heart if what we grasp is beyond our reach!”

Sr. Theresa Baldini, MM. "Second Sunday in Ordinary Time." Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. January 19, 2020

“It’s too easy to forget who God is, it’s too easy to not get to know His Son, and think we’ve got it all figured out and that we can handle it. It’s too easy to think things aren’t so bad, and that we have full control.”

Joseph LaCombe. "You Are Called to Be Holy." A Catholic Moment. January 15, 2017

“This Sunday’s readings tell us that God has chosen each of us and we can put our trust in God.”

Sr. Veronica Schweyen, MM. "Second Sunday of Ordinary Time." Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. January 15, 2017

“Most of us experience the stretched-out anguish of being uncertain what God is asking of us...He wants us to learn to wait on the Lord and to learn to be patient with Him and ourselves.”

Fr. Isidore Clarke. "I Come To Do Your Will." Torch. January 19, 2014

“Saint John the Baptist is our spiritual hero, because he lived his life on faith alone. Jesus Christ was his reason for living, and his reason for dying as well.”

Laura Kazlas. "The Promptings of the Holy Spirit." A Catholic Moment. January 19, 2014

“We still have difficulty seeing Jesus, especially within people who are of a different religion, race or socio-economic group than we are. We can let our prejudices and fears blind us to the light of Christ emanating from others.”

Debbie Northern. "Second Sunday of Ordinary Time." Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. January 19, 2014

“We have, therefore, a responsibility to be ‘phosphorescent’. We are called to be ‘carriers of light’, signs and instruments of the light and love which the Lamb of God has brought into the world.”

Fr. Vivian Boland. "Lumen Gentium - The Light of Nations." Torch. January 16, 2005